8 Yucatan Bird

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8 Yucatan Bird - Program

Thursday, November 19

15:00 - 18:00. Thursday, November 19 6:00 a.m. Bird count (species and number of individuals) in private reserves within ejidos (community properties). Sites of conservation interest: Sihunchén Eco-Archeological Park, Hunucmá, Yucatán. A 45 min. drive northwest of Mérida; trails pass through an archeological site amid a dry tropical forest. Private ranch in the coastal village of Chabihau. An hour’s drive northeast of Mérida with native coastal scrub vegetation. Cost: $150.00 mn or $11.00 USd per person. Includes: continental breakfast. It does not include transportation. Sign-up with: Barbara MacKinnon H. at Tel: 927-5947; e-mail: barbaramackinnonde@gmail.com Note: Limited to 8 persons per group. Maximum 2 groups per site.

15:00 - 18:00. 9:00 a.m. Educazoo Program for children: workshops, talks, exhibits and videos about birds. Place: The Century Zoo (Parque Zoológico El Centenario).

22:00 - 00:00. 4:00 p.m. Register of participants for the Festival and for the Bird-a-thon (xoc ch’ich’). Cost: $300.00 m.n or $23.00 USd; includes conferences, inaugural cocktail, commemorative kit and closing breakfast. Place: Salón Izamal at the 21st Century Convention Center (Centro de Convenciones Siglo XXI).

22:00 - 23:00. 4:00 p.m. Second Bird Song Contest. Sign-up with Melgar Tabasco. Tel: 925-39-47 or e-mail: mtabasco@ninosycrias.org. Limited number of participants. Place: Salon Kabah at the 21st Century Convention Center (Centro de Convenciones Siglo XXI).

23:00 - 01:00. 5:00 p.m. Conferences in English: ★ “Different Migration Aspects of Western and Semipalmated Sandpipers on the Yucatan Peninsula” by: Dr. Jorge Correa Sandoval / Researcher at EcoSur-Chetumal, Q. Roo. ★ “Secrets of the Yucatan Flamingo Population” by Dr. Rodrigo Migoya / Director of Niños y Crías A.C. “Bird Conservation Efforts on the Yucatan Peninsula” by: Bárbara MacKinnon H. / Honorary Board Member, Amigos de Sian Ka'an A.C. Place: Salon Kabah at the 21st Century Convention Center (Centro de Convenciones Siglo XXI).

23:00 - 01:00. 5:00 p.m. Conferences in Spanish: ★ The Avefauna of Six Natural Protected Areas in the state of Yucatan” by: M en C. Juan Chablé Santos and Biol. Rosana Gonzalez Herrera, Autonomous University of Yucatan. ★ “The Yucatan Wren: its reproductive life” by: M en C. Jesús Vargas, University of Campeche. ★ “Different Migration Aspects of Western and Semipalmated Sandpiper on the Yucatan Peninsula” by: Dr. Jorge Correa Sandoval / Researcher, EcoSur-Chetumal. Place: Salon Izamal at the 21st Century Convention Center (Centro de Convenciones Siglo XXI).

Friday, November 20

01:00 - 02:00. 7:00 p.m. Awards Ceremony for the Photograph and Drawing Contests. Place: Salon Izamal at the 21st Century Convention Center (Centro de Convenciones Siglo XXI). 7:00 p.m. Pictorial Exhibit “The Birds of Yucatan”. Place: The Cultural Center (Casa de la Cultura), Valladolid. 7:30 p.m. Inauguration of the exhibit composed of the winning works from the photographic and drawing contest. Place: Corredor of the 21st Century Convention Center (Centro de Convenciones Siglo XXI).

02:00 - 04:00. 8:00pm. Inaugural coctail. Place: Salon Izamal of the 21st Century Yucatan Convention Center (Centro de Convenciones Siglo XXI).

12:30 - 17:00. Friday, November 20 6:30 a.m. Bird count in different reserves (private and within community lands –ejidos- in the area surrounding the 16th c. town of Izamal. Cost: $100.00 mn or $8.00 USd per person.

16:00 - 17:00. 10:00 a.m. Yucatecan country breakfast in the community (ejido) of Chumbec; reading of the rules for the Bird-a-thon (xoc ch’ich’). Cost: $100.00 mn or $8.00 USd per person.

18:00 - 04:00. 12:00 p.m. Start of the Bird-a-thon (xoc ch’ich). ★ Departure for overnight in Valladolid, Yucatan for “beginner” teams participating in the Bird-a-thon (xoc ch’ich’). ★ Departure for teams participating in the “classic” Bird-a-thon (xoc ch’ich’) Overnight: Team’s choice within the state of Yucatan. 8:00 p.m. Romantic Musical Serenade Night in Valladolid. Place: Hero’s Park (Parque de los Héroes), Valladolid, Yucatan.

Saturday, November 21

11:30 - 04:00. Saturday, November 21 5:30 a.m. Continuation of the Bird-a-thon (xoc ch’ich’). 8:00 p.m. Yucatecan Festival: “Valladolid Music & Folklore”. Place: Principal Park, Historic Center (Parque Principal del Centro Histórico), Valladolid, Yucatan. NOTE: Overnight in Valladolid.

Sunday, November 22

16:00 - 04:00. Sunday, November 22 10:00 a.m. The Bird-a-thon (xoc ch’ich’) ends. 10:30 a.m. Birds lists must be turned in. Place: The Tourism Information Center at the Zací Sinkhole (Parador Turístico Cenote Zací), Valladolid, Yucatan. 10:30 a.m. Breakfast. Place: The Tourism Information Center at the Zací Sinkhole (Parador Turístico Cenote Zací), Valladolid, Yucatan. 11:30 a.m. Awards and Closing Ceremony. Place: The Tourism Information Center at the Zací Sinkhole (Parador Turístico Cenote Zací), Valladolid, Yucatan. 8:00 p.m. Musical Event: A Remembrance of Valladolid. Place: Principal Park, Historic Center (Parque Principal del Centro Histórico), Valladolid, Yucatan.

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